A boy is consoled by Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, left, while getting a Pfizer shot designed for children aged six months to four years, at Phra Nang Klao Hospital in Nonthaburi’s Muang district on Wednesday. At least 300,000 kids have been registered for the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the ministry. It ordered 3 million doses, the first 500,000 of which arrived last week. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)
The Ministry of Public Health kicked off the first round of Covid-19 vaccinations for the youngest demographic in the country on Wednesday.
Thailand is the first Asean member to administer vaccines to toddlers after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the move in June. Its Thai counterpart followed suit in August.
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